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DC-coupled battery
Stores DC energy and relies on system power electronics outside the battery product for household AC.
- Product role
- The published battery record covers the storage stack, controller and stated capacity range.
- Published range
- 3.8 kWh
- Phase
- Not recorded
- Backup boundary
- Installation-specific
Capacity guarantee: minimum retained at year 10
No year-by-year capacity schedule is published for this product - the manufacturer guarantees only this end-of-term minimum, not a specific decline curve. Capacity figure based on the sourced usable capacity of the base configuration; modular systems scale with additional modules.
Verification & sources
Market context
Global evidencechange in the site menu
Global benchmark. This scorecard is benchmarked globally. A global score does not imply local availability, certification, warranty coverage, or installer compatibility.
Benchmark anchor. The score and displayed range remain inside the exact source and market boundary recorded by the 13 August 2026 sprint. Scored model: LiFe4838P · checked 2026-09-04. Evidence.
Sources & references · checked 2026-09-04
Strong evidence coverage
13 of 13 scored criteria link directly to a published source.
Values marked estimated, derived, or not found remain visible on the audit sheet and do not carry the same evidential weight as a linked source. Coverage measures direct links, not an independent guarantee that a claim is correct.
Record revision. LiFe4838P specification V9.3 dated 2025-04-08; installation and operation manual V3.1 dated 2025-03-25; warranty statement V1.3 dated 2026-03-18; Approval Watch source au-cec-battery-2026-08-10-155701760bf5. Official Australian due-soon freshness recheck 2026-08-29. Official Australian due-soon freshness recheck 2026-09-04. Exact LiFe4838P AU approval prose reconciled 2026-10-05 against current CER export:31 December2027 expiry matches existing24September Approval Watch renewal. Regional status, full-review dates, serial cohorts, warranty and global technical values retained.
- Sourced valuesData card →
- Usable capacity (kWh)Manufacturer ↗
Product record history
9 earlier entries recorded source rechecks rather than changes to the published figures, and are not listed here. Every entry remains in the evidence record.
3 changes to this record · 12 products changed in this update
Operating temperature range: Evidence sources
- Before
- https://www.powerplus-energy.com.au/resources/life4838p-specifications.pdf
- After
- https://www.powerplus-energy.com.au/resources/life4838p-installation-manual.pdf; https://www.powerplus-energy.com.au/resources/life4838p-specifications.pdf
AU Warranty scope
- Current text
- Australia; PowerPlus Energy Pty Ltd LiFe4838P. The warranty statement published at the cited PowerPlus URL on 6 October 2026 is a one-page document labelled V1.2 and dated 23 October 2023. It provides 10 years from the original purchase date, activated by the Warranty Registration Card with proof of purchase, or from original despatch where proof of purchase is not available. It states an end-of-warranty state of health of 80% or greater retained original capacity, with estimated cycle life, usable energy and minimum throughput listed by depth of discharge. It makes calibration to 100% at least every 7 days a warranty condition, states that a new revision supersedes earlier versions, and notes that Australian Consumer Law guarantees remain. That document contains no registration deadline, no five-year automatic plus five-year pro-rata structure and no 30-day notification term. Earlier text in this record described a V1.3 dated 18 March 2026 with those terms; V1.3 could not be reproduced from the cited URL, so which revision governs a given purchase is not publicly established. The cycle ranges are estimates and do not establish an independently measured cycle count to a stated capacity endpoint. Pre/post-L00006000 technical cohorts remain separate.
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Modularity & scalabilityWarranty throughput+3 in JSON recordAU Warranty conditions
- Current text
- labour: Workmanship by others, installation and removal are excluded from the limited warranty.; registration: The V1.2 statement says the warranty is activated by returning the Warranty Registration Card with proof of purchase; without proof of purchase it commences on original despatch from the PowerPlus warehouse as recorded in its systems. It states no registration deadline and no 30-day notification period. Calibration to 100% at least every 7 days is a warranty condition. A battery suspected to be faulty must be disconnected, removed from the energy storage system and switched off. A claim to the original place of purchase or PowerPlus must supply the battery model number, serial number and original purchase receipt showing the purchase date, and should include a full fault description, the battery location address and full contact details. PowerPlus states it will require photos of the installation and the maintenance history. A Return Materials Authority form is required before any system or part is returned for assessment. A registration deadline and 30-day notice appeared in earlier V1.3 text that could not be reproduced from the cited URL.; remedy: PowerPlus may, at its discretion, repair or replace the product with new or refurbished product or parts of similar age and use. If replacement batteries are not available or are no longer manufactured, the V1.2 statement says PowerPlus will refund the value of the remaining unused original purchase price portion. The balance of the original warranty applies to the repaired or replaced battery. The V1.2 statement publishes no year-by-year replacement-cost percentage schedule; the 100/80/60/40/20/10% schedule appeared in earlier V1.3 text that could not be reproduced from the cited URL. These manufacturer remedies do not remove Australian Consumer Law rights.; removal reinstallation: Removal, shipping and reinstallation by others are excluded.; transferability: The reviewed warranty does not publish an automatic subsequent-owner transfer right.; transport: A Return Materials Authority is required before any return. A returned product must be freighted in its original packaging or a suitable substitute that protects it in transport. The V1.2 statement does not say who pays return freight, and it excludes shipping and reinstallation of the battery by others. A statement that the end user pays return freight, with reimbursement at PowerPlus discretion, appeared in earlier V1.3 text that could not be reproduced from the cited URL.
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AU Warranty conditions
- Current text
- labour: Workmanship by others, installation and removal are excluded from the limited warranty.; registration: Register at installation or before the fifth anniversary of purchase for the full 5+5 term; otherwise cover ends at that fifth anniversary. Calibration to 100% at least every seven days is a warranty condition. Notify the original seller or PowerPlus within 30 days of first becoming aware of the fault, with model, serial, purchase receipt/date, fault description, battery address, contact details and requested information. Installation photos and maintenance history may be requested. Obtain a Return Materials Authority before returning any battery/system part; follow the manufacturer’s instructions for a suspected faulty unit.; remedy: PowerPlus may repair or replace with new/refurbished product or parts of similar age and use. Replacement-cost cover is 100% in years 1–5; after registration it is 80% in year 6, 60% in year 7, 40% in year 8, 20% in year 9 and 10% in year 10. If replacement batteries are unavailable or discontinued, the stated alternative is a refund of the unused original purchase-price portion under the warranty scheme or replacement meeting/exceeding existing performance. Replacements retain the remaining original term; they do not restart it. These manufacturer remedies do not remove Australian Consumer Law rights.; removal reinstallation: Removal, shipping and reinstallation by others are excluded.; transferability: The reviewed warranty does not publish an automatic subsequent-owner transfer right.; transport: A Return Materials Authority is required before any return. Use original packaging or a suitable protective substitute. The end user pays return freight; any reimbursement is at PowerPlus discretion. This is not an unconditional ten-year freight entitlement.
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Modularity & scalabilityWarranty throughput+3 in JSON recordAU Warranty scope
- Current text
- Australia; PowerPlus Energy Pty Ltd LiFe4838P Warranty Statement V1.3 dated 18 March 2026 starts from the original purchase date recorded in its internal systems. Years 1–5 are automatic; registration enables a further five-year pro-rata phase, not ten years of identical replacement-cost cover. The policy states 70% or greater retained original capacity and conditions referring to DoD-dependent usable energy and minimum throughput. Its cycle ranges are explicitly estimated; they do not establish a single independently measured cycles-to-70% endpoint or an unstated maximum-throughput cutoff. The policy asserts that later revisions supersede earlier versions even after purchase; Australian Consumer Law guarantees remain additional. Pre/post-L00006000 technical cohorts remain separate.
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Summary
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- The CER export retrieved 5 October 2026 lists exact LiFe4838P approval through 31 December 2027. The older 25 September 2026 expiry belongs to earlier dated evidence and no longer describes the current approval record. Approval does not establish present stock, completed Australian sales or a successor relationship. Those availability questions remain open. The scored 3.8 kWh reference retains its documented pre-L00006000 and post-L00006000 serial-cohort boundaries; this approval check does not merge the cohorts or refresh warranty terms.
Title
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- Australian approval and availability boundary
Source revision
- Current text
- LiFe4838P specification V9.3 dated 2025-04-08; installation and operation manual V3.1 dated 2025-03-25; warranty statement V1.3 dated 2026-03-18; Approval Watch source au-cec-battery-2026-08-10-155701760bf5. Official Australian due-soon freshness recheck 2026-08-29. Official Australian due-soon freshness recheck 2026-09-04. Exact LiFe4838P AU approval prose reconciled 2026-10-05 against current CER export:31 December2027 expiry matches existing24September Approval Watch renewal. Regional status, full-review dates, serial cohorts, warranty and global technical values retained.
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Primary datasheetAU Certifications
- Current text
- The current CER battery export retrieved 5 October 2026 lists exact LiFe4838P (PowerPlus Energy Pty Ltd; LiFe Premium P), approved 13 May 2023 and expiring 31 December 2027. Nominal and usable capacity are each listed as 3.8 kWh. This confirms the renewal already accepted in Approval Watch on 24 September; it does not establish current stock, completed sales or a successor.; The exact V9.3 specification lists IEC 62619:2017 for the cell and battery pack, plus UL 1642, UN 38.3, IEC 61000-6-3:2020 and IEC 62368-1:2018.
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Modularity & scalabilityWarranty throughput+3 in JSON recordEvidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://cer.gov.au/document/cec-approved-solar-batteries-0; https://www.powerplus-energy.com.au/products/life4838p/
AU Support Note
- Current text
- The current CER export confirms exact LiFe4838P approval through 31 December 2027, superseding the previously cited 25 September 2026 expiry. The public manufacturer page retains exact-product information and installer/contact routes. Current stock and a completed-sale pathway remain not established; the Australian available claim stays held.
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Certification: LiFe4838P
- Current text
- accepted at: 2026-09-24; category: battery; certification model: LiFe4838P; jurisdiction: au_cec; match method: exact_normalized_single_record; product slug: powerplus-energy-life4838p-au; source key: data/batteries/powerplus_life4838p_au.json; source manufacturer name: PowerPlus Energy Pty Ltd; validation: approved at: 2023-05-13; candidate model: LiFe4838P; data confidence: High; evidence url: https://cer.gov.au/document/cec-approved-solar-batteries-0; expires at: 2027-12-31; list data version: au-cer-battery-2026-09-20-93f1e0cc6587; list retrieved at: 2026-09-23T14:05:22Z; listing status at validation: listed
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Australian approved-product source identity
2 changes to this record · 17 products changed in this update
Source revision
- Current text
- LiFe4838P specification V9.3 dated 2025-04-08; installation and operation manual V3.1 dated 2025-03-25; warranty statement V1.3 dated 2026-03-18; Approval Watch source au-cec-battery-2026-08-10-155701760bf5. Official Australian due-soon freshness recheck 2026-08-29. Official Australian due-soon freshness recheck 2026-09-04.
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Primary datasheetAU Certifications
- Current text
- The 4 September 2026 CER battery export still lists LiFe4838P, approved 13 May 2023 and expiring 25 September 2026. The listing is current on the recheck date. This is not a renewal, delisting or successor claim.; The exact V9.3 specification lists IEC 62619:2017 for the cell and battery pack, plus UL 1642, UN 38.3, IEC 61000-6-3:2020 and IEC 62368-1:2018.
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AU Support Note
- Current text
- PowerPlus Energy still publishes the exact product page, datasheet, manual and warranty. Those sources do not establish current stock or a completed-sale pathway. The regulator listing still expires on 25 September 2026 and must be rechecked before that date.
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Modularity & scalabilityWarranty throughput+3 in JSON recordAU Certifications
- Current text
- The 29 August 2026 CER battery export still lists LiFe4838P, approved 13 May 2023 and expiring 25 September 2026. The listing is current on the recheck date. This is not a renewal, delisting or successor claim.; The exact V9.3 specification lists IEC 62619:2017 for the cell and battery pack, plus UL 1642, UN 38.3, IEC 61000-6-3:2020 and IEC 62368-1:2018.
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Modularity & scalabilityWarranty throughput+3 in JSON recordSource revision
- Current text
- LiFe4838P specification V9.3 dated 2025-04-08; installation and operation manual V3.1 dated 2025-03-25; warranty statement V1.3 dated 2026-03-18; Approval Watch source au-cec-battery-2026-08-10-155701760bf5. Official Australian due-soon freshness recheck 2026-08-29.
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Primary datasheet
21 changes to this record · 78 products changed in this update
Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://www.powerplus-energy.com.au/resources/life4838p-warranty-statement.pdf
Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://www.powerplus-energy.com.au/resources/life4838p-specifications.pdf
Round-trip efficiency (%): Evidence status
- Before
- sourced
- After
- No longer recorded
Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://www.powerplus-energy.com.au/resources/life4838p-warranty-statement.pdf
Round-trip efficiency (%): Evidence sources
- Before
- https://www.powerplus-energy.com.au/resources/life4838p-specifications.pdf
- After
- No longer recorded
Value
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- Reviewed 2026-08-25: The exact specification publishes efficiency above 96% but does not explicitly define a round-trip measurement boundary. No battery/DC round-trip value is substituted into the score.
Value
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- Reviewed 2026-08-25: The governing material publishes estimated cycle ranges at several depths of discharge but no exact cycles-to-70% result. No cycles-to-70% value is substituted into the score.
Value
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- The exact specification publishes efficiency above 96% but does not explicitly define a round-trip measurement boundary.
Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://www.powerplus-energy.com.au/resources/life4838p-specifications.pdf
Value
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- The governing material publishes estimated cycle ranges at several depths of discharge but no exact cycles-to-70% result.
This is review.solar's publication history. It does not claim the product changed on the recorded date, and it excludes compatibility, system pairing, installation suitability and relative leaderboard prose. Open the complete JSON record.
Evidence timeline
Recorded verification events for this scorecard. These are evidence checks, not historical score snapshots.
- Australian certification source identity verified
- Core scorecard evidence checked
- AU market evidence checked
- Series benchmark evidence checked
Australian approval history
Exact source-register changes recorded since monitoring began. These events do not change the global product score.
- The approved-product source recorded a changed expiry. Exact source model: LiFe4838P. View change record
A register event does not establish availability, warranty coverage, compatibility, network acceptance, or installation suitability.
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LiFe4838P scores 58, placing 63 of 76 in the Performance & Value class against a class average of 63.6. Its strongest scoring dimension is capacity & usability (91), running 7.3 points above the class average on this dimension. Energy Ecosystem scores 40, the lowest pillar for this product. The class average on energy ecosystem is 48. Key specifications: LFP, 3.22 kW continuous output.
Dietreich Farquharson · review.solar